TabletKiosk eo + StreetDeck = Car UMPC!
That's the way that the UltraMobileGeek blog by ThoughtFix begins this very thought provoking review of StreetDeck, a product which he says . . . " may well be the "be all and end all" of Car PC interfaces."
In his blog post he does a short review of StreetDeck (and video - see link at the bottom of this article) that he's installed on a tabletkiosk eo and mounted in his vehicle.
In his video his demonstrates just a few of the many features that are available in this Car-PC interface . . . . READ ON!
Features:
- Voice guided turn-by-turn navigation with auto-rerouting
- Detailed geographic coverage for the United States and Canada
- Cities and major highways for Mexico
- Innovative gesture-based touchscreen interface
- CD playback and ripping
- MP3 and digital audio playback
- Video jukebox
- Picture Viewer
- High-quality American/English text-to-speech voices
- Full development tools for writing DigitalMods and customizing skins
Additional Features:
- Downloadable web-based service integration for weather, navigation data, and more
- DVD playback (requires DVD drive and appropriate codec)
- FM Radio (requires FM tuner hardware)
- Voice recognition (requires microphone)
- Wireless multimedia library synchronization (requires WiFi)
- Bluetooth Phone Integration (coming soon)
- Satellite Radio (XM Radio only, requires adapter)
- Vehicle Diagnostics (requires OBD-II adapter)
mp3Car.com's blog has some GREAT information and a link to their 30-Day free StreetDeck Developer Edition. The downloadable developer edition software gives you unrestricted access to the StreetDeck development environment that allows you to create skins and DigitalMods™(plugins/ scripts) as well as a time limited runtime license that lets you use StreetDeck for a limited time evaluation in your car.
Don't Want To Do-The-Download? Sit back and watch this hilarious YouTube video . . .Click here to start!
In my Mobile Appraiser Technology article "UMPC Part 4 - Pulling It All Together", I sure wasn't thinking in terms of incorporating GPS navigation, mp3, Bluetooth phone integration, WiFi sync support, picture viewer, and many of the other features this combination of UMPC and software can provide.
Author: Brian J. Davis, RAA - Brian Davis & Associates - Brian has over 22 years of appraisal experience in Central, IL and hosts the Appraisal Scoop blog and the WinTOTAL Users Group an email forum for appraisers
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